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$100k lottery prize from Henrico ticket still unclaimed
Would you walk around with $100,000 in your pocket or the glove compartment of your car? Probably not. But one Virginia Lottery player may be unknowingly doing just that.
Someone bought a ticket for the March 26 Cash 5 day drawing at Happy Shopper, 1290 N. Laburnum Ave. in Henrico County. That ticket turned out to be a $100,000 winner. Whoever has that ticket has not come forward to claim the prize.
According to Virginia Lottery rules, winning tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. In this case, since the 180-day period ends on a Saturday, the winner has until close of business the next business day, which is 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24.
The winning numbers were 8-19-23-28-31. The ticket matched all five numbers. The person who has that ticket should contact the Virginia Lottery immediately at 692-7000.
All Virginia Lottery unclaimed prize money goes to the state Literary Fund. The Literary Fund is used solely for educational purposes, such as school construction, renovation and teacher retirement funding. Since its inception in 1988, the Lottery has transferred more than $222 million in unclaimed prizes to Virginia's Literary Fund.
Varina Ruritans honor students
The Varina Ruritan Club hosted the winners of its 2014 Environmental Essay contest at its monthly meeting March 11 in Varina.
The contest, in its eighth year, was for the first time open to students in grades 3-5 at Varina Elementary School. (It previously was open to Sandston Elementary School students.)
The meeting included the winners, parents of the winners, Varina Elementary principal Mark Tyler and several teachers who were in charge of the contest at the school. > Read more.
Baseball game to benefit Glen Allen Buddy Ball
For the fifth consecutive year, St. Christopher's and Benedictine will play a varsity baseball game at Glen Allen's RF&P Park as part of a fundraising effort for the River City Buddy Ball program.
The game will take place Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m., and the teams hope to raise $3,000 through donations, raffles and other efforts. Admission to the game is free, but fans who attend are asked to donate funds for the Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association's Buddy Ball program, which enables disabled children and teens to play baseball. > Read more.
Highland Springs field to be dedicated in honor of longtime coach Spears
The Henrico Division of Recreation and Parks will dedicate the Highland Springs Little League Majors Field in memory and honor of Rev. Robert "Bob" L. Spears, Jr., on April 12 with a ceremony at the field at 8 a.m.
Spears served the league as a coach and volunteer for 30 years and was praised as a pioneer for equality. His "Finish strong" motto embodied ethical perseverance on the field and in life. > Read more.
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Weekend Top 10
Do the Bunny Hop over to Meadow Farm on Saturday for an introduction to all the farm animals there! An introduction to "Global Sounds" – featuring Japanese, Indonesian, West African, Indian, and Brazilian music and dance performances – can be found at the University of Richmond. The University of Richmond will also host the annual Spider spring game, as well as the inaugural Spiders Easter Egg Hunt. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Restaurant watch
Find out how your favorite dining establishments fared during their most recent inspections by the Virginia Department of Health. > Read more.
A fun, fuzzy ride
'Muppets Most Wanted' worthy of its franchise
Do Muppets sleep? It's hard to say.
They don't really eat (or breathe, as far as anyone can tell). And only occasionally do they have visible, functioning legs.
As far as anyone knows, sleeping might be off the table. And that makes it very hard to accuse the Muppets of sleepwalking through their latest feature, Muppets Most Wanted – even if that's exactly what's going on.
Jim Henson's beloved creations were back in a big way after 2011's The Muppets, with fame and fortune and even an Oscar, a first for the group ("Rainbow Connection" was nominated, yet somehow failed to collect at the '79 ceremony). > Read more.
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The hotel features 19 meeting and conference rooms that total 1,199 square meters (13,320 square feet) of space.
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The hotel is a half-mile from the Yerba Buena Gardens, which include a historic carousel, bowling alley, ice-skating rink, and children's play area. Nearby 18-hole golf courses include the Presidio Golf Club and the Lincoln Park Golf Course, both within five miles of the hotel. Golden Gate Park, also five miles away, offers walking and running trails, a children's playground, gardens, and tennis courts.
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The Ball: Discovering the Object of the Gameby John Fox
Anthropologist John Fox sets off on a worldwide adventure to the farthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancient past to answer a question inspired by his sports-loving son: "Why do we play ball?" From Mexican jungles to the small-town gridirons of Ohio, from medieval villages and royal courts to modern soccer pitches and baseball parks, The Ball explores the little-known origins of our favorite sports across the centuries, and traces how a simple invention like the ball has come to stake an unrivaled claim on our passions, our money, and our lives. Equal parts history and travelogue, The Ball removes us from the scandals and commercialism of today's sports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball, helping us reclaim our universal connection to the games we love.
Ball Don't Lieby Matt de la Peña
Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong. But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out . . . if he can only realize that he doesn't have to be the person everyone else expects him to be. A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Peña,Ball Don't Lietakes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it. From the Hardcover edition.
Ball Don't Lieby Matt de la Peña
Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong. But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out. . . if he can only realize that he doesn't have to be the person everyone else expects him to be. A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Pena, Ball Don't Lie takes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it. . .
Ball Don't Lieby Matt de la Peña
Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. He's a white boy living and playing in a world where he doesn't seem to belong. But Sticky can ball. And basketball might just be his ticket out ... if he can only realize that he doesn't have to be the person everyone else expects him to be. A breakout urban masterpiece by newcomer Matt de la Peña, Ball Don't Lie takes place where the street and the court meet and where a boy can be anything if he puts his mind to it.
Ball Fourby Jim Bouton
Insider's takes on baseball In 1963, Jim Bouton won 21 games for the Yankees. In 1964 he won 18 games for them, and two more in the World Series. Then Bouton lost his fast ball, and came to the gut-twisting decision to try to make it with the knuckleball -the most erratic and difficult pitch there is. Bouton got sent to the minors, fought his way back to the majors. Almost wrecked himself working on his knuckleball. Incited people. Made enemies. Made friends. Never gave up. And wrote a book. The biggest bestseller about the game of baseball, and the men who play it, ever published. "Here is Bouton as a day-to-day observer, hard thinker, marvellous listener, comical critic, angry victim and unabashed lover of a sport. What he has given us is a rare view of a complex public profession seen from the innermost side, along with an even more rewarding view of an ironic and courageous mind. And, very likely, the funniest book of the year."
The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccerby David Goldblatt
At nearly 1000 pages, this global history of the sport of soccer is determined to be as comprehensive as possible. Goldblatt, an English writer who has previously published "World Football Yearbook", traces the history of soccer from its ritualistic past into its current incarnation as an international phenomenon. Combining statistics and development of this sport with dozens of witty anecdotes, this book should interest anyone who has ever kicked a black-and-white ball into a net.
Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ballby Stefan Kanfer
As a movie actress Lucille Ball was, in her own words, "queen of the B-pluses." But on the small screen she was a superstar--arguably the funniest and most enduring in the history of TV. In this exemplary biography, Stefan Kanfer explores the roots of Lucy's genius and places it in the context of her conflicted and sometimes bitter personal life. Ball of Fire gives us Lucy in all her contradictions. Here is the beauty who became a master of knock-down slapstick; the control freak whose comic alter ego thrived on chaos, the worshipful TV housewife whose real marriage ended in public disaster. Here, too, is an intimate view of the dawn of television and of the America that embraced it. Charming, informative, touching, and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the book Lucy's fans have been waiting for.
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie (Books of Faerie #2)by Maggie Stiefvater
In this mesmerizing sequel to "Lament", music prodigy James Morgan and his best friend, Deirdre, join a private conservatory for musicians. James' musical talent attracts Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie muse who fosters and feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. Composing beautiful music together unexpectedly leads to mutual admiration and love. Haunted by fiery visions of death, James realizes that Deirdre and Nuala are being hunted by the Fey and plunges into a soul-scorching battle with the Queen of the Fey to save their lives.
Ballad of a Ghetto Poetby A. J. White
What do you do when you are young and gifted and the world has turned its back at you? That is the wrenching question at the heart of this extraordinary novel about a seventeen-year-old street kid whose only escape is through crime -- and the redemptive power of his poetry.Ballad of a Ghetto Poet tells the savage and lyrical story of a teenager caught in the brutal cross-fire of poverty and violence that could send him on the collision course to the cellblock -- or the grave.Chicko Grayson is a teenager growing up on the tough streets of Richmond, Virginia, where powerty is a life sentence, and the only way out is behind the barrel of a gun.Raised on the harsh, brutal language of the streets, Chicko hears the music of God in the poetry he writes. But God is noticeably absent when he fals in with a sly and dangerous criminal who draws Chicko and his best friends Malcolm and Junnie into the city's violent underworld of crime.Filled with the rage and pathos of the streets, eloquent in its anquished portrait of life in the forgotten corners of the South, Ballad of a Ghetto Poet delivers a modern-day interpretation of West Side Story. This is a tragic and heroic tale of desperate hope and lost chances, and of what happens when redemption comes too late.
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrineby Peter Straub
Peter Straub masterfully weaves horror and suspense into a love story unlike any other: the ballad of Ballard and Sandrine. Ballard and his considerably younger lover Sandrine have been brought together by a shared erotic obsession of the darkest kind. As they travel down a remote part of the Amazon River on a luxurious yacht, they spend their days indulging in their macabre pastime. Through a haze of pain and pleasure, the lovers are witness to a series of increasingly sinister portents, dreams and visions that haunt their claustrophobic and disturbing world. With Peter Straub's signature, breathtaking twists and an astonishing climax, you'll never forget The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine.
The Ballad of Bob Dylanby Daniel Mark Epstein
Through the lens of four seminal concerts, acclaimed poet and biographer Daniel Mark Epstein offers an intimate, nuanced look at Bob Dylan: a vivid, full-bodied portrait of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, from his birth to the Never Ending Tour. Beginning with 1963's Lisner Auditorium concert in Washington, D.C., Epstein revisits Dylan's astonishing rise as the darling of the folk revival, focusing on the people and books that shaped him, and his struggle to find artistic direction on the road in the 1960s. Madison Square Garden, 1974, sheds light on Dylan's transition from folk icon to rock star, his family life in seclusion, his subsequent divorce, and his highly anticipated return to touring. Tanglewood, 1997, reveals how Dylan revived his flagging career in the late 1990s-largely under the influence of Jerry Garcia-discovering new ways of singing and connecting with his audience, and assembling the great bands for his Never Ending Tour. In a breathtaking account of the Time Out of Mind sessions, Epstein provides the most complete picture yet of Dylan's contemporary work in the studio, his acceptance of his laurels, and his role as the Éminence grise of rock and roll today. Aberdeen, 2009, brings us full circle, detailing the making of Dylan's triumphant albums of the 2000s, as well as his long-running radio show. Drawing on anecdotes and insights from new interviews with those closest to the man-including Maria Muldaur, Happy Traum, D. A. Pennebaker, Nora Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Dylan's sidemen throughout the years-The Ballad of Bob Dylan is a singular take on an artist who has transformed generations and, as he enters his eighth decade, continues to inspire and surprise today.
The Ballad Of Frankie Silverby Sharyn Mccrumb
In 1833 Frankie Silver became the first woman in North Carolina to be hanged for murder. But what really happened so long ago becomes an obsession for Sheriff Spencer Arrowood.
The Ballad of Jack O'Dairby Linda O. Johnston
This is a time travel romance from the end of the 20th century to the Alaskan Klondike Gold Rush.
The Ballad of Little River: A Tale of Race and Unrest in the Rural Southby Paul Hemphill
More than an anatomy of a church arson, The Ballad of Little River is a poignant but hard-hitting biography of one of the poorest areas in the United States -- where deer outnumber people. A cauldron of unresolved racial and familial conflict, of heat, boredom, gossip, and grudges, Little River, Alabama, gained notoriety in 1997 as the site of the U. S. government's first conviction under a new hate-crimes law intended to stop a rash of fires set at black churches around the country. When journalist Paul Hemphill, son of an Alabama truck driver and veteran writer on the blue-collar South, moved into the area, he discovered a world that time had virtually forgotten -- an obscure, isolated community in the swampy woodlands far from the mainstream of American life, a forlorn cluster of poverty and ignorance and dead-end jobs. He met a stew of heroes and villains right out of fiction -- "Peanut" Ferguson, "Doll" Boone, "Hoss" Mack, Joe Dees, Murray January, a Klansman named "Brother Phil, " and his stripper wife known as "Wild Child" -- all swirling in a maelstrom of history and heat. Originally published in cloth by Free Press, The Ballad of Little River is Hemphill's gripping look at the southern backwoods, a chilling cautionary tale filled with both kindness and cruelty, told in the steady voice of a master storyteller and one who knows the human heart.
The Ballad of Lucy Whippleby Karen Cushman
In 1849 a twelve-year-old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town. There Lucy helps run a boarding house and looks for comfort in books while trying to find a way to return "home."
The Ballad of Milaby Matteo Strukul
Imagine Elmore Leonard behind the wheel of a car in Grand Theft Auto as one Italian woman set out to cut the mafia down to size - one limb at a time...Two perfectly matched gangs are fighting for control of the North-East Italian region of Venetia. But a formidable young woman with vengeance on her mind has plans to upset the balance. Abandoned by her mother and violated by a gang of criminals just after they slaughtered her father, Mila Zago is a cold-blooded killer, a deadly assassin. Brought up by her grandfather on the Sette Comuni plateau under a rigid martial code, she returns home to seek her revenge, conspiring to create a spectacular showdown reminiscent A Fistful of Dollars.The Ballad of Mila is the first novel in an on-going series focused on the formidable female Italian Bounty Hunter Mila Zago, a.k.a. Red Dread.As well as being shortlisted for the Premio Scerbanenco / La Stampa, it won the Premio Speciale Valpolicella 2011, and in its graphic novel format was awarded the the Premio Leone di Narnia as "Best Italian comic book series of the year"."You'd better pray the cops find you first..."
The Ballad of Sir Dinadanby Gerald Morris
Young Dinadan has no wish to joust or quest or save damsels in distress.Can he find honor another way?
A Ballad of the Civil Warby Mary Stolz
Tom and Jack are twins. They have been raised with an older slave boy to take care of them. On their ninth birthday, Aaron, their slave friend and babysitter is removed from their company and told not to have anything to do with them again. Tom is devastated by the loss of his friend. Jack seems completely unaffected. Tom thinks of the slaves as people. Jack thinks of them as property. When they become adults they fight on opposite sides in the civil war.
The Ballad of the Sad Cafeby Carson Mccullers
A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories, including her beloved novella "The Ballad of the Sad Café." A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose café serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind," McCullers's first published story written when she was only seventeen about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist. Newly reset and available for the first time in a handsome trade paperback edition, The Ballad of the Sad Café is a brilliant study of love and longing from one of the South's finest writers.
Balladsby William Makepeace Thackeray
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Protection against Measles is provided through a combination vaccine (MMR). UK independent expert advice is that two doses of MMR are required to ensure adequate provision – both for the individual and the population generally.
Cases of measles in universities mainly result because some students missed MMR totally because they were too old when the vaccine was introduced for children or because only one dose was received. If you are aged between 18 and 25, check with your GP to see if you have had 2 doses of MMR vaccine, and follow your GP's advice.
The most effective way of preventing measles is the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Should you be concerned about catching measles?
Measles is an infectious viral illness. It causes a range of symptoms including fever, coughing and distinctive red-brown spots on the skin.
The measles virus is contained in the millions of droplets that come out of the nose and mouth when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
You can catch measles by breathing in these droplets or, if the droplets have settled on a surface, by touching the surface and then placing your hands near your nose or mouth.
Measles and pregnancy
If you are planning to get pregnant and you have not had measles, arrange with your GP to have the MMR vaccine. If you catch measles during pregnancy, it can be passed on to your baby, which can be very damaging or even fatal to your baby. Measles in pregnancy can cause miscarriage, premature labour or a baby with low birth weight. The MMR vaccine can not be given during pregnancy.
What should you do if you have been in close contact with someone who is infected with measles?
At the first signs of being unwell contact your GP.
What should you do if you think you have measles?
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David Watkins founded Boy Scout Troop 10-28 and served as the group leader for 8-years. Wednesday night, he is behind bars after an adult came forward, years later, saying he was sexually abused by Watkins.
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I have received my basic iron palm training materials, and am stoked to make the training part of my morning and bedtime routine.
I would like to give a shout-out to Sifu Dale Dugas (who also happens to be the only member of this group at present) for guiding me into finding the appropriate products for the training. I am also using his introductory training system for beginners, which is available in DVD format for a reasonable price on his website.
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Tomorrow evening I plan to do my first actual iron palm session hitting the bag.
Tonight I began practicing the warm-ups (which are kind of like isometric exercise if I am using that word right) so that I can have them memorized.
I also began the internal warm-up tonight. These remind me of tai chi in some ways, but standing still. I am very much looking forward to the meditative aspects of the training. I think that I will start with my normal morning run through of 1/3 of the Yang 24 Tai Chi sequence, and then follow-up with the iron palm external and internal warm-ups and standing meditation. I'm thinking this will take about 45mins-60mins at the beginning (doing 10 reps of each thing) and will get longer over time.
This morning I performed my warm-ups (dragon whips his tail etc.) as well as 10 minutes of standing meditation. It was recommended that the meditation time be used to still the mind and relax for the first several weeks/months, and only later do you begin to imagine your energy traveling through your meridians. Since I have a background in different types of meditation and have done chi meditation before, I jumped right in with the visualization (ball of golden light traveling up the spine to the crown of the head from the dantien etc.).
I think I am going to just focus on my iron palm and not drill tai chi each morning for now, as this will take a significant time commitment and I can only get up but so early. Also considering adding in a few sets of knuckle push-ups just to strengthen my wrists.
A little behind schedule, but today began my first Iron Palm training session. Up at 5:15am for the warm-ups. All told took about 30mins, but will get longer as I increase reps in the coming weeks. Right now the tension and internal warm-ups feel a little awkward, but I suspect that they will begin to feel natural with time. I am enjoying the internal part of the art, and all together the tension exercises, moving meditation, and standing meditation helped me to wake up and feel relaxed if nothing else.
This Jow stuff smells good.
So far hitting this canvas bag filled with soybeans is pretty easy, no real pain or abrasions or bruising on any part of my hand at all. It almost seems too easy, but I will resist the urge to start throwing wild haymakers at every metal surface I encounter. I also don't seem to get a lot of direct contact of my knuckles on the bag, perhaps I'm hitting wrong when I do the backhand strike.
Just finished my evening iron palm session. I find it easier to meditate this way than doing basic mindfulness meditations, but I'm not sure why. Maybe it is because there is a physical component. A few things I have noticed
1) I never realized how heavy my damn arm is. I was more relaxed in this session, and my strikes (which essentially involve gravity pulling my arm down and flopping it on the bag) are really loud and seem pretty hard. I guess all that talk about it being important to be relaxed to get power might not be bunk.
2) I enjoy the warm-ups, but am wondering if I work out too much to get a lot of benefit from the tension exercises. 3 classes per week of muay thai are probably strengthening my shoulder arm and forearm, and I used to lift weights. I wonder if I can kick that phyiscal part of the training into high gear somehow? After this first week I will PM some experts and see if I should modify my practice to tailor it to me. I just don't want to waste time.
I'm really starting to enjoy the final meditation that is done after the bag strikes and everything. Standing there focusing on your palms with your blood pumping a little bit and your skin tingling a little bit from the impacts. The sweet syrup smell of the Jow. It starts to feel like you're holding two spheres of pulsing heat or something.
It's actually reminiscent of a meditative/self-hypnotic technique that psychologists use to help people prevent or decrease the severity of migraine headaches. Imagining your hands warming up for a period of time each day. (e.g. Emmerson: An hypnotic intervention for migraine control. Australian journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis, 27(1), 54-61.)
It occured to me that once I layed out the foundation of how I am training and trouble-shot (trouble-shooted?) any questions that I had, it isn't really necessary to post each day. Would become quite repetitive. In order to keep myself motivated, I think that I will post weekly to help me keep track of if I've missed days, how I do with the increased number of reps as time goes on etc.
A post by Cullion elsewhere here on Bullshido also got me thinking about how seriously to take training. Martial arts for me are about fun, self improvement and fitness. I had been thinking about iron palm training as something interesting, unique, and meditative that I could do, with the possible added benefit of toughening my poor, weak scholars hands. I must say that I was not thinking as much about the potential dangers of the training (e.g. hurting my hand or wrist).
Here's to taking any form of internal or external training as a serious endeavor. I think it is possible, or even preferrable, to take life with a mixture of playfulness and austerity, so I will be sure to be mindful of the balance between the two.
For now, training is going well and I only have a few questions that remain to me: 1) should I be doing more to strengthen my arms and shoulders since I am a little more physically active than the warm-ups that are part of the protocol call for 2) I might need a more sturdy surface for doing my strikes 3) is it better to do strikes before or after MT practice, and if I do them after, is it still important to do the external warm-ups 4) I am curious as to what other variety of meditations are a part of traditional chinese medicine.
Random thought,
Some days I get home at like 4, and could probably work in three iron palm sessions on those days. Sifu Dugas, on his dvd, said that some iron-palmists adhere to a three per day routine, and he recommends two per day for reasons of practicality. The slight stinging pain and that pulsing feeling after a session is a little addicting and I think I would like to do more on days when I have time.
Today is my last day of week one. Tomorrow I upgrade to 20 reps of each warm-up external and internal exercise, and 20 reps of each of the four strikes (palm, back-of-hand, knife-edge of hand, short palm). Today is the first day I've experienced any soreness in my hand. I believe it is probably from the combination of Muay Thai and Iron Palm together.
I wonder if I should take it easy on days when I'm sore, or just continue the training. Soreness, one would think, is a part of the game when conditioning any part of your body. Starting early this morning I rubbed my hands down with some cold jow from the 'fridge.
My hands were sore today, but after completing my evening session they feel good again. Not really stiff or sore or anything. Could it be...the meditation.....that my hands just needed a warm-up....endorphins.....the Jow?
I'll chalk it up to the Jow. Now I'm a believer.
This just in......to get a little more grip/forearm work in, I'm also filling an old tin popcorn bucket with leftover soy beans and working my hand through it while I watch TV.
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"Reorganizing the work of immigrants in agriculture is one of the biggest and most important problems for the Italian agricultural system." With these words, Gaetano Pascale, the president of Slow Food Campania, opened the conference "Agriculture and Immigration" at the Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre 2012.
The main topic of the meeting was the exploitation of workers from outside the European Union. Speaking for them was young Yvan Sagnet from Cameroon. After leading the protest held by African immigrants against the illegal recruitment of agricultural workers for very low wages in Nardò in September 2011, he became a representative for FLAI CGIL, the Italian Federation of Agroindustry Workers. Yvan described the current situation and the reality of constant violence and exploitation. Even essential services like medicines are sold at arbitrary prices and with no medical or legal standards.
This illegal hiring of workers is called caporalato in Italian, and is run by caporali, who serve as intermediaries between employers and the non-EU workers. Exploiting the isolation of farmhouses and the immigrants' linguistic, legal and cultural difficulties, the caporali hinder any attempts by the workers to free themselves from their control and obtain better working conditions.
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Sentinel file photo. Dr. Bernard Kapiloff, longtime publisher of The Sentinel Newspapers, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the age of 95.
Published on: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
By The Sentinel Staff
Dr. Bernard "Bernie" Kapiloff, long-time publisher of the The Sentinel, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, of complications from a stroke he suffered in April. He was 95.
Friends and business acquaintances remember him as a powerful man in the community and a civil rights crusader.
State Sen. Brian Frosh, a friend of the Kapiloff family, said, "Bernie was one of a kind. He was small in stature but big in influence. He was a crusader for civil rights at a time when you did it at your peril.
"He has many devoted friends because he was a mentor to so many. He saved countless of lives because of his medical talents too. Many people are in his debt including me. I'm proud to call him my friend."
Sentinel file photo. Dr. Bernard "Bernie" Kapiloff, far left, is pictured here with son Mark Kapiloff, wife of 51 years Lynn Kapiloff and a family friend.
Bernard, affectionately known as Bernie to many, was born Sept. 23, 1917, in New York City.
He had extensive knowledge in the medical field and worked at various universities including Howard University, Johns Hopkins and the University of Kansas.
"He was my surrogate father," said Dr. Morton Mower, the inventor of the defibrillator. "I met him when I was a resident at Sinai and he was already a well respected plastic surgeon. He was a mainstay of his community and very active in philanthropy. He had a very long and productive and useful life."
In Rockville, where The Montgomery County Sentinel offices reside, Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio was saddened at his passing.
"He was a super guy. I knew him (when) I was a kid. He was one of the first dentists to work on my teeth when I was a little girl. I remember he had an office above a Mercury dealership here in the city. My thoughts are with his family during this trying time. He will be missed," Marcuccio said.
Bernie, along with his older brother Leonard "Doc" Kapiloff, bought The Montgomery County Sentinel in 1962. They immediately began crusading for civil rights and helped exonerate two African-American brothers in a nationwide story reminiscent of the story in "To Kill A Mockingbird."
"Bernie's reputation was well known in Montgomery County," said Brian Karem, managing editor of The Montgomery County Sentinel. "He held multiple degrees and was a developer, but his passion was The Sentinel and civil rights. There are many who owe a debt of gratitude to what he did for everyone in Montgomery County."
Bernie graduated from City College in New York City at a very young age. Then he got his master's degree at the University of Michigan, while he was in dental school at the University of Maryland. He obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1941and practiced for a short time while he went to medical school. He obtained his doctor of medicine degree from Howard University in 1945. He was the only white man in that medical school class.
Bernie also was a founding member of the Health Cost Review commission and was a fellow in surgery at Howard from 1948 to 1949.
He maintained a long-standing relationship with Howard and was an associate professor there from 1950 to 1972. He was also an instructor of surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical School until 1980.
Bernie was a senior attending surgeon and emeritus chief of plastic surgery at Sinai. He remained chief of plastic surgery at Sinai Hospital until his retirement.
Bernie also served on the Maryland State Health Services Cost Review Commission from 1971 to 1977 and was instrumental in helping hospitals throughout the Baltimore area.
He was a long-standing supporter of Israel and was the former president of the Maryland Council of the Jewish National Fund.
Born of modest means, Bernie was the quintessential self-made man.
"Bernie was an extraordinary person. Bernie just wasn't a dentist who published a paper. His record in civil rights is astounding. His work in the Scotland community was amazing. He worked so hard to help those folks in that community get decent housing when the county would do nothing. His work and dedication to the Civic Federation was greatly appreciated. He was a phenomenal man. My heart goes out to the family," said Jim Humphrey of the Montgomery County Civic Federation.
At the state level, Bernie also made his presence felt.
"My thoughts are with Bernie's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time," Attorney General Doug Gansler said. "It is important to remember the significance of this man's legacy that will live on for generations. Part of that gift is the community institution nurtured by Bernie for decades — The Sentinel Newspapers. His efforts produced fair, just and important community journalism in the same way he championed a more fair and just society.
"I will miss our regular conversations and, like many whose lives he has touched through the years, I will always remember and treasure his articulate voice, both in person and on the printed page."
Gov. Martin O'Malley also offered his sentiments on Bernie.
"Bernie was a great spirit and great gentleman who cared deeply about his community and his state. His zeal and love of life will be missed by all of us who had the privilege to know him," O'Malley said.
Bernie is survived by his wife of 51years Lynn Kapiloff, sons Mark and Michael Kapiloff, daughter Miriam Kapiloff, daughter-in-law Judy Kapiloff and grandchildren Rebecca and Hannah Rose.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 11, at Sol Levinson in Pikesville.
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Title: such a special man
My family was privileged to know Dr. Kappiloff for many years. He was considered like the Doctor's doctor. As a surgeon, he had hands of gold. He helped thousands of people over the years. And when a patient could not afford to pay, he operated on them for free. He was a true philanthropist together with his wife (may she be well). Dr. Kappiloff, you will be sorely missed.


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Dozy Battersea fly-tipper caught by Croydon Council after leaving prescription in bin
11:55am Wednesday 4th December 2013 in News By Hannah Williamson, Chief Reporter
A dozy Battersea resident caught fly-tipping in Croydon has been fined over £500 - after leaving her address among the waste.
Iesha Price of Shelgate Road dumped rubbish, including a prescription bearing her name and house number, on land opposite Reeves Corner.
An enforcement officer from Croydon Council went through several sacks of household waste, some dumped by other fly-tippers, and identified Price before issuing her with a fixed-penalty notice.
But after failing to make payment, declining to attend an interview under caution and missing an initial court date, she finally surrendered herself and pleaded guilty.
She was fined £535 and ordered to pay court costs when she appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court.
As part of the council's 'Keep it Clean' campaign, £100,000 has been invested to combat fly-tipping and a mobile phone app has been launched to make it easier for residents to report environmental crime.
A team of officers is also patrolling town-centre locations and issuing fixed-penalty notices to anyone caught littering.
Councillor Simon Hoar, cabinet member for community safety and public protection, said: "There's no excuse whatsoever for fly-tipping and anyone who's caught will be issued with a fine to remind them that it is not only antisocial but also illegal.
"Failure to pay will result in court action and a far bigger fine as the courts also frown on such behaviour."
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Anderson, a former president of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, says that in her experience, products you add to pet foods (available at retail stores) formulated to make pet droppings distasteful, mostly doesn't work.
"People tend to not like my answer, but picking up after your dogs right after they go is the best idea," Anderson adds.
"Another thought is to teach your dog a reliable 'Leave it,"' cue," Anderson says. Have your dog sniff some kibble in one of your hands (fist closed). When the puppy even glances the other way or up at you, drop some tasty liver snacks or other yummy treats from your other hand. As you offer the higher-value items, say, "Leave it." The idea is to get the dog to pay attention to you on cue -- whatever he's doing. The challenge, in your case, is that you have two dogs.
Anderson, author of "Puppy Care and Training" (with Dr. Wayne Hunthausen, TFH Publishing, Neptune City, NJ, 2007; $19.95), has a Labrador retriever with the same habit as your little dogs. She tries to pick up promptly, but if she's not fast enough, Anderson can now tell her dog to "leave it."
Q: Our sweet little kitten was diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis. We're heartbroken because our veterinarian says there's no treatment and no cure. I was researching online and read about your coverage of Dr. Al Legendre's treatment, and that he's supporting a cholesterol drug which may also help cats with FIP. Can you tell me more? -- B.E., Cyberspace
A: Until recently, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) was always considered fatal. Sadly, this immune-mediated disease typically strikes kittens. Now, for the first time, there's a treatment which seems to work for at least some cats diagnosed with FIP -- a drug called Polyprenyl Immunostimulant (PI).
Dr. Al Legendre, a professor of internal medicine and oncology at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, announced last year at the Winn Feline Foundation Symposium that PI -- originally found to help cats with the herpes virus -- can extend the lifespan and quality of life of cats diagnosed with dry (or non-effusive) FIP.
Legendre says PI is not effective for a second kind of FIP, called wet (or effusive) FIP. You didn't indicate which of the two forms of FIP your kitty was diagnosed with.
While cats with dry FIP may wax and wane for months, until now it's been rare for them to survive much past two years. Legendre says five cats from his PI studies have survived past the two-year mark, and are enjoying an excellent quality of life.
"I'm not saying these cats will be cured. We'll see what happens," he comments. Still, other cats with dry FIP who've been given PI have shown only modest improvement, or none at all.
Legendre theorizes that using an anti-viral drug in conjunction with PI may be helpful. He hopes to soon study this possibility.
Still awaiting approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, PI can only be issued directly to veterinarians by Legendre, per dose for compassionate use. Veterinarians can contact Legendre if they have patients they believe may benefit. Legendre hopes the drug will be approved by year's end.
Despite whatever you've heard or read, Legendre says he has not thought about using a human cholesterol drug to help cats with FIP.
Learn more about FIP at http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/health/fip.html. You can hear Legendre and Dr. Niels Pedersen, director of the Center for Companion Animal Health and the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California-Davis, speak about FIP at the 2011 Winn Symposium with links found here: http://www.chicagonow.com/steve-dales-pet-world/2011/10/transcripts-of-fip-symposium-with-legendre-and-pederson-now-available/.
The Winn Feline Foundation Bria Fund supports further FIP research, which is desperately needed. At least Legendre appears to be on to something.
For your kitten, I wish you the best. I am sorry; FIP is a horrible disease.
(Steve Dale welcomes questions/comments from readers. Although he can't answer all of them individually, he'll answer those of general interest in his column Send e-mail to PETWORLD(at)STEVE DALE.TV. Include your name, city and state. Steve's website is http://www.stevedalepetworld.com; he also hosts the nationally syndicated "Steve Dale's Pet World" and "The Pet Minute." He's also a contributing editor to USA Weekend.)


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Every year students from around the country participate in a ritual that generates the same anticipation as a dental check-up. Whether you want a campus job or government loan, the first step is filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. The form may be daunting at first (it has the look and appeal of a tax form), but Kaplan has the tools to walk you through the process step-by-step.
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The FAFSA is the standard form required to receive any financial assistance from the U.S. government. Pell Grants, Federal Work Study, Stafford, Perkins and PLUS loans all require a finished FAFSA. The Department of Education will examine your basic financial information (household income, etc.) to determine the amount of support to which you're entitled.
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